I played this game a lot 4-5 years ago with colleagues at work and haven't played it since. I wanted to introduce it to my son now that he's old enough but had forgotten everything... Thanks a lot for the refresher, your videos are timeless!
@WatchItPlayed Жыл бұрын
So glad this was helpful as you prepared to dive back in - I hope you both have a great time playing!
@cleanliving16123 жыл бұрын
This is still consistently the best channel for explaining games. I'm so happy when a game I'm considering (such as this one) has a Watch It Played video available.
@WatchItPlayed3 жыл бұрын
So kind of you to say - glad you enjoyed!
@Otherspersons7 жыл бұрын
OMG! I just got this game, and just now found out you made a how to play video! This is going to come in so handy!
@WatchItPlayed7 жыл бұрын
Hope you have a great time playing!
@DaveBrunoAnimation8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this! I was always confused as to what to do if my Samurai was on the fire mark on his combat line and his turn came up again, if its in the rulebook I had a hard time finding it haha. Very good explanation that definitely taught me what I was doing wrong!
@WatchItPlayed8 жыл бұрын
Very happy to help Dave!
@Geallach838 жыл бұрын
Excellent and clear explanation, Rodney! Thank you so much. Before buying a new game, I always check to see if you have a video up on the title I want. Picked this game up today and really enjoyed the solo version.
@WatchItPlayed8 жыл бұрын
+Geallach83 Thank you Geallach - so glad you're finding the videos helpful and enjoying Samurai Spirit!
@madalynsantos46434 жыл бұрын
i love this game we used to play it a lot but now were trying to play and we forgot how😅 this helped us
@WatchItPlayed4 жыл бұрын
Very happy to have been able to assist!
@MrScherbert4 жыл бұрын
Very helpful, just about to play for the first time. Thank you.
@WatchItPlayed4 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome - good luck!
@galaxygaming57193 жыл бұрын
Picked up this game on a sweet deal. Thanks for the video
@WatchItPlayed3 жыл бұрын
Have a great time playing!
@gabrielesimionato12107 жыл бұрын
thank you very much. I was undecided about buying it, but it looks so fun when you explain it that I am going to give it a try
@WatchItPlayed7 жыл бұрын
Glad you found it helpful!
@gabrielesimionato12107 жыл бұрын
Got it for as low as 12€ on BGG. Can't wait to play with the kids.
@gabrielesimionato12106 жыл бұрын
1 year later: great game. I also play it solo, it gives me shivers.
@FEfan569 жыл бұрын
Considering this game came from the guy that made Ghost Stories me and my group of players were excited to see this come out! Little did we know that this wasn't just a re-skin of of Ghost Stories and worst of all-we had to do MATH! Joking aside you definitely need at least 3 or 4+ players for this game the changes made for the 2 player version just doesn't make for a very interesting experience. Thanks for clearing up that the rules were indeed as simple as the rule book says and that we weren't skipping anything, just that we didn't have enough players to get the most out of this interesting little thing. :)
@WatchItPlayed9 жыл бұрын
Yep quite different from Ghost Stories!
@alexill719 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much Rodney! I'll try the game as soon as possible. :D
@WatchItPlayed9 жыл бұрын
Hope you enjoy!
@kingplayer1410 жыл бұрын
I don't think I have seen a cooperative fighting style game before! This reminds me a lot of Wok Star in some ways! I would love to give this one a try
@WatchItPlayed10 жыл бұрын
Thanks for checking out the video.
@SolidGamer9 жыл бұрын
Cool! It would be fun to have a version (or devise one from this board) where you play the raiders instead of the defending samurai
@WatchItPlayed3 жыл бұрын
Neat idea (a little less heroic, but neat!)
@FranzBazar6 жыл бұрын
Great explanation as always! Love your videos. Although I don’t really understand the comment about the easy rules. If we need to just go look that up, we could say the same thing for all the rules! Might as well look them all up! I was definitely planning on starting with easy mode. Now I guess I will have to go read the book after all. Overall though excellent video as always.
@WatchItPlayed6 жыл бұрын
hey Franz, I'm not sure what you mean by "the comment about the easy rules". It's been a few years since I shot this. Was there a particular point where I said something in the video about that?
@Blazur9 жыл бұрын
Great video Rodney, thanks for sharing!
@WatchItPlayed9 жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@Nezbo10 жыл бұрын
The story of this game seems very much like the old japanese movie "Shichi no samurai" (Seven Samurai) :)
@WatchItPlayed10 жыл бұрын
Yep, the designer credits the film as an influence in the rulebook.
@ReadyAimFire_7 жыл бұрын
In Poland this game is even published under title 7 Samurajów (Seven Samurai)
@gabrielesimionato12106 жыл бұрын
I played with 2 friends thos evening. Maybe 6 games or so, hard level. We won 1 time and had great, great fun. How challenging is this!
@WatchItPlayed6 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@darkstar43419 жыл бұрын
I see where I was messing up now. I was glancing through the rules, and it seemed to me, that everyone would only take a single go that turn. But this helped clear that up.
@WatchItPlayed9 жыл бұрын
Glad this helped! All the best on your next attempt to save the village!
@nohea4422 күн бұрын
Just bought thus game on the clearance rack at my local 2nd and Charles. The artwork alone is worth the $15 I paid for the game
@WatchItPlayed21 күн бұрын
Great deal!
@mrSB939 жыл бұрын
Great instructions! Thx!
@WatchItPlayed9 жыл бұрын
+mrSB93 You're welcome!
@KnightOwl238 жыл бұрын
Cheers matey. So helpful as usual :)
@WatchItPlayed8 жыл бұрын
+Alan Forsyth (TMUK) Thank you Alan!
@TheSerFal9 жыл бұрын
great video, thanks!
@WatchItPlayed9 жыл бұрын
You're welcome :)
@enteeveee9 жыл бұрын
Can you explain one thing for me? If a Raider has a penalty where 'the player sitting to the left (or right) of the Samurai draws a Raider and adds it to his combat line' the rules state that Samurai talents cannot be applied because it is a penalty. So for Heihachi and Daisuke, they wouldn't be able to then pass that card along to someone else. I also assume you would ignore the abilities for Kikuchiyo, Kyuzo and Katsushiro. But for Gorobei and Kanbei, do you use their talent (since it activates on their next player turn) to ignore Raider penalties ?
@WatchItPlayed9 жыл бұрын
NuggetVu That's an interesting question, and I'm not certain of the answer. Perhaps this is a good question to post to Board Game Geek boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/158900/samurai-spirit/forums/66
@DClairRobinson5 жыл бұрын
Great video; I have a question: if you are past your kiai number, and are therefore forced to pass your turn, is there any way to bring your number back down, or do you remain there for the rest of the round?
@WatchItPlayed5 жыл бұрын
If your samurai meeple is already past your Kiai value (on the flame), you must pass. For the rest of the round, you are treated as though you were no longer in the game. You can neither receive cards, nor get rid of any; and you no longer suffer the penalty from the last raider card in your combat line.
@DClairRobinson5 жыл бұрын
@@WatchItPlayed awesome, thanks for the quick reply! And you anticipated my next question too! We just ordered this game, thanks to this review. it's our first cooperative game and we hope it's as fun as it looks
@sethy.pgaming29535 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for asking this I had the same question!!!
@sethy.pgaming29535 жыл бұрын
Watch It Played so if I’m playing single player does that mean I lost
@Kobraisten7 жыл бұрын
awesome as always =)
@WatchItPlayed7 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Sage!
@HenryRSeymour9 жыл бұрын
If you meet your kiai level, and you remove the top raider, where do they go?
@WatchItPlayed9 жыл бұрын
The Faceless Crafter To the discard pile.
@MetalMinded2011 Жыл бұрын
This is helpful, thank you. The rulebook is a horrible, rarely seen such a complete mess.
@WatchItPlayed Жыл бұрын
Glad the video could help!
@MetalMinded2011 Жыл бұрын
@@WatchItPlayed Absolutely. One question - one of the countless basic things which the rules leaves in the dark: when a samurai attacks an intruder who brings his kiai over his maximum, a barricade is burnt and the samurai suffers an injury. So far so clear. But what happens when it's the samurai's turn again? Does his kiai remain above his maximum? Can he still fight? Certainly he can't attack since his kiai is already over his max. There's a sentence in the rules which seems to say that samurai with their kiai above the kiai must pass. Does that mean that the samurai is practically out of the game for the rest of that entire round?
@WatchItPlayed Жыл бұрын
@@MetalMinded2011 I wish I could assist, but I shot this video long enough ago that I don't remember the answer, and I don't have my copy of the game, I'm afraid.
@Kielyoutube9 жыл бұрын
Are you able to explain Kyuzo's kiai ability? I don't understand it at all :/
@WatchItPlayed9 жыл бұрын
It allows him to give someone else's support token to another Samurai (including himself). Hope that helps.
@Kielyoutube9 жыл бұрын
So without the top card of the raider deck being added to the intruder deck? Thanks for the help!
@WatchItPlayed9 жыл бұрын
Kiel Hanson Right, exactly!
@SwedishWookie9 жыл бұрын
Kiel Hanson Oh! So that's the advantage of doing his Kiai! :0 Thanks for clearing that up!
@Dylan-oh1li8 жыл бұрын
samureeples!
@nintendy8 жыл бұрын
This was REALLY helpful to me! You're also a VERY attractive man! Thanks.
@WatchItPlayed8 жыл бұрын
+nintendy Glad you enjoyed the video!
@nintendy8 жыл бұрын
+Watch It Played I keep coming back now Rodney - just to see your smile! :- ) You have such a nice smile has anyone ever told you - makes me feel happy.
@EthanAlmasy9 жыл бұрын
im not picking but when you say "key eye", is it ki (kee or key) you mean?
@WatchItPlayed9 жыл бұрын
I would pronounce both of those the same way.
@clintwalters22158 жыл бұрын
+EthanAlmasy He means just what he is saying. Kiai is pronounced "key eye".
@RulebooksForYou4 жыл бұрын
The English book doesn't make any sense. Thanks for this.
@WatchItPlayed4 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome - glad I could assist!
@bigceelos Жыл бұрын
After each round do you place the burned barricades, farms and families back on the board. Or do you start the next round still missing them?
@WatchItPlayed Жыл бұрын
It's been a long while since I shot this, but as I recall, they do not get reset between rounds.